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Homs

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Homs  (hômz, hôms)
A city of west-central Syria north of Damascus. Birthplace of the Roman emperor Heliogabalus, it was taken by the Arabs in 636. Egypt controlled the city from 1831 to 1840. Population: 736,000.
Homs [hɒms], Hums [hʊms]
n
(Placename) a city in W Syria, near the Orontes River: important in Roman times as the capital of Phoenicia-Lebanesia. Pop.: 644 204 (1994 est.) Ancient name Emesa [ˈɛmɛsə] Former name Hims
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